Introduction: Accurate bolsters their line of rods with new BX and SX (casting and
spinning) models designed to pair perfectly with the company's own reels. These
lightweight rods feature a floating fulcrum design to tip the scales in favor of
anglers when it comes to a tug of war with big fish.

Accurate introduces
their new BX and SR
rods

Extreme Rods: Accurate has a complete range of conventional and spinning reels designed
for tackling top of
the food chain
species and this
ICAST the company
introduced new
"Extreme Rods" to
pair with thier
world class reels.
The new BX and SR
rod series feature
the same floating
point fulcrum design
that lets anglers
put more heat on the
fish while making
the angler's time
with the rod more
enjoyable. Yes
that's right, the
company actually
figured fun factor
into the new rod
designs.

The rods feature
floating fulcrum
design that helps
shift the pressure
back to the fish

The "floating fulcrum" refers to how the rod's exhibit a fairly fast
action that on most
rods would stop with
a relatively
straight rod exiting
the butt. The BX and
SR series continues
to slowly bend back
towards the grip
resulting in a
movement of the
initial Fulcrum back
towards the angler
which helps transfer
the strain from the
angler to the fish.
The more parabolic
the bend on the rod
the more pressure on
the fish resulting
in less pressure on
the angler holding
the rod.

The rods make use of
silicone carbide
guides

So enough
tech-speak, how does
this translate to
anglers? The result
is a rod that feels
powerful and
lightweight making
it possible for
anglers to fight
bigger fish with
less strain. Thus
the increased fun
factor. At the show
we simulated this
and noticed that
though the rod was
able to handle loads
with a nice
parabolic action,
should you need more
power you can pull
up and the rod's
backbone will
respond confidently
giving anglers
additional power
when they want it.

The prototype rotor
and spool on the
left indicate this
is a freshwater
sized reel

These rods are
designed to fish
braided line and
feature a 6ply
graphite and glass
construction,
silicone carbide
guides, Fuji reel
seats, and an
aluminum gimbal. So
how much do these
new rods retail for?
Less than you might
think, and the
spinning rods go for
$134-$153 dollars
while the
conventional rods
are slightly more
expecnsive at
$154-$164 dollars.
There are three rods
in each series
(7020, 7030, and
7040).

The team at Accurate
shows us the new
soon to come
freshwater sized
spinning reel

Conclusion: Accurate's new Extreme Rods are quite powerful yet are lightweight in
hand. Retailing for
under $165 dollars
these rods are
surprisingly
reasonable and
should pair well
with the company's
premium reels. While
the rods are ready
for primetime Ben
Secrest, VP of Sales
and Marketing at
Accurate, had
something else to
show us. He pulled
out from behind the
booth the rotor and
spool of a new
prototype the
company has been
working on. Suffice
to say this will be
Accurate's smallest
reel to date and
could very well be
the crossover reel
that freshwater
anglers have been
hoping the company
would introduce. We
couldn't get much
more information out
of Ben other than a
sneak peek at a 3D
rendering, but
suffice to say were
excited about what
this little
powerhouse might
offer.